The St. Mary of Carmen Society hosts its 88th annual Italian-American festival, July 12-16, 5PM-11PM (4PM-11PM on July 16) in Pelligrini Park (11 Hawthorn Street, Nonantum). Carnival by Fiesta Shows, with special prices on Wednesday and Thursday. Food, beer, and wine for sale each night. Raffles supporting the St. Mary…
Posts published in July 2023
The Charles River Watershed Association is looking for help from community volunteers to clear the invasive water chestnut from the Charles River. The Community Water Chestnut Removal will take place on July 15, 9AM-12PM, at Paddle Boston: Newton Historic Boathouse (2401 Commonwealth Avenue, West Newton). Register here.
The City’s Health & Human Services Department, in partnership with the Riverside Trauma Center, will host two Coping Groups for those impacted by the recent tragedy in Newton. Riverside helps people recover from the overwhelming stress caused by traumatic events. Their team is specifically trained in disaster and critical-incident response…
The Charles River Regional Chamber invites all to a networking event: July 19, 8:30AM-9:30AM: Coffee Connect at Arsenal Yards. The CRRC’s big summer coffee connect is back for a second-straight year on the village green at Arsenal Yards for coffee and networking with professionals. Free for members and non-members.
Newton photographer Kathy Pillsbury will show her photographs in an exhibition, “A Close Look,” at Gorse Mill Studios Gallery (31 Thorpe Road, Needham). The exhibit will be open June 29 through July 26, and there will be a reception at the gallery on July 6, 5:30-7:30PM. Gallery hours are 12PM-6PM…
The Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts (July 21-22) will start an evening early with a kickoff fundraising event at Baramor (45 Union Street, Newton Centre), July 19, 6PM-8PM. It will feature live music, specialty cocktails, craft beer “charity draw” that supports Newton Community Pride, and raffle drawings from local…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton (FUUSN) will celebrate jazz in an informal Sunday service at 10:15AM on July 9. Join us for a jazz concert tuned to the qualities of human experience we look for in church. Geoff Hicks, a celebrated local jazz artist (and minister) will transform…
Sean Smith, a long-time Newton resident, has published his first novel, Transformation Summer — a coming-of-age tale told as a memoir: A man recalling the summer he was 16, when his world seemed to be falling apart – and years later, still processing what happened. The book has been selected…
Northland Development will host a Community Tour of its real estate development project at the corner of Needham and Oak Streets on July 20, 6PM-7:30PM. Weather permitting, this will include a walk through the construction site. The tour will start inside of Building 1, the historic mill building at 156 Oak…
The Schultz Family Kids Triathlon is for kids ages 6-12 who want to compete in swimming, biking, and running. It will honor David Schultz, who passed away in 2019, and will take place at Newton North High School on July 20, 4PM-8PM. Up to 250 participants are able to register.…